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HBO have addressed some of the criticism levelled at Westworld season two, remarking how it isn’t ‘for casual viewers’ (warning, article contains *slight spoilers* if you haven’t watched season two).

Westworld’s second season undoubtedly proved more divisive than the first, getting off to a promising first half only to muddle itself under its timeline jumps and largely ignore the more exciting worlds it introduces.

Asked at the Television Critics Association conference in Los Angeles whether the writers would take criticism of the show’s second season into account for season three, Bloys said: ‘I wouldn’t agree that the backlash was widespread.

‘The people who love it really love it, even the people who dislike it feel the need to discuss it and talk about it, and let you know they dislike it, and debate. And for a show to arouse that kind of feeling, that’s what we want.’

Bloys added how the show is ‘not for casual viewers, it requires your attention’, saying creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy ‘like to challenge their viewers and many feel rewarded by that. It’s a unique show, and that’s what we’re looking for’.

Westworld’s season two finale delivered a mind-bending (alright, confusing) mix of time loops, trips to the Valley Beyond and post-credit sequence shocks – all while killing off a bunch of characters.